International Recovery Platform

This research report is concerned with the purpose of disseminating experience and lessons learned from the East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (EJET) to help strengthen disaster resilience of disaster prone regions in Japan and the world. It focuses on different aspects of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and environmental management.

This brochure illustrates lessons and challenges learned from UNDP activities in disaster risk reduction (DRR), recovery and reconstruction. Its goal is to further the understanding of the role of UN agencies, including the UNDP, and the role of the

This act creates provisions for dealing with the management of state emergencies and rescues. Specific disaster risk reduction provisions include: article 5(a) which defines prevention in relation to an emergency, and includes the identification of